Cigar-packing machine



. July 14, I925.

J. H. DEAN CIGAR PACKING MACHINE Original Filed Jan. '17, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 July 14, 1925.

J. H. DEAN cram PACKING MACHINE inal Filed Jan. 17. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNl-aTE'De STATES PATENT JOHN H. DEAN, OF GBAND RAPI DS; MICHIGAN.

CIGAR-PACKEING MACHINE.

Applicationv filed anuary'li, 1921, Serial No. 4337,6581 Renewed October 13, 11924 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN H. DEAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing: at Grand. Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain; new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Packing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will en-ableothers skilled intlie art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cigar packing machines and, is panticularly concernedfwith a machine otthis character in which a quantity of cigars may be placed and the samecompressed for entrance into boxes or other containers therefor. The invention con sists of many novel constructions and an rangements. of parts tlior effectively attaining thisend, and for compressing the-cigars either to enter aboi: ofrectangular outline or can. of circular cross section. Various other objects and' purposes of the invention will appear as understanding ofthe inven;

tion is. had from, the following description,v

taken. in connection with the accompanying drawings, lnwhich, A

Fig. 1 1s a front elevation of thecigar makin machine. the same havin means. i b 1 b,

for compressing cigars for entrance into cylindrical, containers.

' bly mounted andabove the baseandini Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken onthe planeof line 3---3, of Fig. 2.

Figfl is a fragmentary rear elevation of the machine.

. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a mod;- ified form. t construction and showing the same compressing-cigars for entrance into the usual cigar boxes, and

Fig. Gis a fragmentary the machine shown. in Fig.5, modified for the compressing ot' cigars for entrance into cylindrical containers.

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different views of the drawings.

In the construction of the cigar packing machine, a base 1 of rectagular shape is used at. the rear edge of which a vertical back 2 is secured, the same be1ng.long1tu-' dinally slotted atone end for a distance as indicated at 3. A vertical end; 4.1 secured to base 1 andback. ofthe back.

2 at the opposite end A vertically positionedmembero is movafront elevation of v front of the back, paralleling the and mounted for --movement toward and away; from, said. end. Arfrodi 6 eirtends lio-ri zontally from; member on which a Sleeve] 7 is loosely secured. this sleeve being.

lot 8 having nut 9. threaded thereon tightening of which secures, the post magi- 1;

relat on to the backj and loosening of which;

trees it for adjustment lengthwise o trtlie Aj horizontal stop rod 10' passes,

back; through post 8 and is adaptedto beasecul'ed i 111 any position to which it is adjusted by a set screw; 1'1.

A handle 12* is p i'votally mounted a is a-tijthe; front end of post 8; A linkltjpiv otally connected to the handle. at 1.5 at one end is pivotallyconnected at .its other end" at"16j to ears 1?. projecting from a metal I plate 19 secured to the outer side of member. 5,: the endof rod 6 also.beingsecuredto plate 19. The intermediate portio rof the: plat leat itslower edge'is cutaway leaving, downw dly projecting ears at each end, be} tween which a roller 18 is mounted, the same riding againstthe upper side of base 1. By operating handle 12, the member 5 may be. moved back andf'orth with respect w the end 4, as is evidentgrod 1O limiting the outward movement of the member 5, and rod 6 sliding through sleeve 7 servingto hold the member in upright position. A sheet metal auxiliarybackfl is connected'with the postS and. maybe adjusted therewith; serving to cover the slot 3 as shown.

it flexible apron 20 is extended between the upperedges of the end 4 and the memher 5, ,beingsecured. at oneiendi to member 5- by a clampingbar21 andat theother endto the end 4 by a clampingbar 22. The bars I may-be attached by. screws which, my be loosened for adjusting the apron as desired;

A casting 23 is permanently secured to the rear side of back 2 and. has two up ward-ly extending arms 24L between whichvat their upper ends a rod 25 is held. A bar 26. is slidably' mounted on the rod, between its ends and is positioned vertically, the

lower end. of the bar passing between the back 2. and an outwardly projecting guide portion. 27 cast with the member 23. The. upper end o'f bar26iis turned forwardly and a vertical rod"28 issecured' between the same and a forwar ly ress ng-l dge I the bar as shown in Fig. 3. An arm is ad; justably mounted on rod 28. said arm, indicated at 29 extending forwardly and being adj ustably secured on the rod by a set screw 30. A vertically positioned rod 31 depends from the front end of the arm 29, passing freely at its upper end through a sleeve formed on the arm. A head 32 having a concaved under side is connected to the lower end of rod 31. I

'A handle 33 is pivotally mounted at one ,end on a projecting stud 29 formed integ'ralwith arm 29 and link 34, similar to link 14, heretofore described is pivotally connected at its upper and lower ends to thehandle and the head, respectively, at 35 and 36, the headbeing formed with two upwardly extending ears 37 between which the lower end of the link passes and to which it is connected. The downward movement of the handle is limited bya stop lug 38 on the handle'engaging against the link as shown I in Fig. 4.

With a construction of the character described, a bundle of cigars, as indicated at 39 may be placed on the apron 20, being preferably placed within'overlapping pieces 20 of celluloid or equivalent flexible material, after which the handle 33 is operated downwardly to bring head 32 against the bundle thereby compressing them into small- The roller 18 permits the free movement of member 5 back and forth and the'automatic inward movement of said member under pres sure on the cigars from above. The head32 having under concaved surface aids in'compressing the bundle tosubstantially cylindrical form so that it may be conveniently-entered into the cylindrical container. For different sizes of bundles, the apron may be adjusted to greater or less effective lengths and different sizes of heads 32 may be used and centered over the cigar bundles by moving the head and associated parts along rod 25. The member 5 may be moved outwardly whenever desired by operating handle 12, and in. the same manner head 32 may be elevated by lifting handle 33. V

This construction is relatively simple and yet particularly eifective for the work to be done. The same construction may be used for compressing cigars in packages for entrance into cigar boxes as indicated in Fig. 5, a fiat pressure board 40 being secured to a head 41 which is operated by the handle 33 the same as head 32 is operated. In this case, the member 5 is moved manually against theend of the pack of cigars by operating handle 12, whereas with cylindrical packages of cigars supported on apron 20, the end 5 is moved inwardly automatically as needed. It will be noted that the centers of the pivots at 15 and 35 move beyond the line oining the centers of pivots 13 and 16 in the one case and the centers of pivots 29 and 36 in the other, thereby causing the levers 12 and 33 to lock against return while the pressure is on the cigars, and maintaining the cigars in compressed position without necessitating the maintenance of force on the levers or handles 12 and 33.

I have shown and described a practical and operative construction fully capable of use in compressing both cylindrical packages of cigars and rectangular packages, of any and all sizes desired. The machine is universal in use and is particularly effective. The claims define the invention and I consider myself entitled to all forms o f structure coming within their scope.

I claim:

1.. In combination, a supporting base, a back attached to and extending upwardly from said base, an end member located at one end of the base and back and extending in front of the back, a member paralleling the end member movably mounted on the base, a flexible apron attached at its ends to said member and end member and extending between the same, a head movably mounted above the apron, and means for forcing said head downwardly against articles placed on the apron to compress the same, said member moving automatically inward and toward the end, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In combination, a base, a back attached to and extending upwardly from the base, an end number located at one .end of the base and back and extending in front of the back, a member paralleling the end member, means for movably mounting said member to move toward or away from said end, a flexible apron disposed between said member and end member, a head havinga concaved under side movably mounted above the apron, and means for forcing the head toward the apron and against articles placed on the same to compress them into a cylindrical package, substantially as described.

3. In combination, a base, a back attached to and extending upwardly from the rear part of the base, an end member located at one end of the base and back and extending in front of the back, a member paralleling said endmember, a roller at the' lower end of said member riding on the base, means for moving saidmember back and forth on the base,'a head located above the end member and said member and between the same, and means for forcing said head downwardly toward the base, substantially as described.

at. In combination, a base, a back attached to and extending upwardly from the rear part of the base, an end member located at one end of the base and back and extend ing forwardly from the back, a member paralleling said end member and movably mounted above the base for movement toward or away from the end member,a flexible apron disposed between the upper edges of the end member and said member, means for adjustably connecting the apron at its ends to said'end member and member, a

head having a 'concaved under side movably mounted above the apron, and means for forcing the head downwardly against articles placed on the apron to compress the same into a substantially cylindrical package, substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. In combination, a base, a vertical'back attached to the base, a vertical end member located at one end of the base and back, a member movably mounted on the base and back and positioned in substantially parallel relation to said end member, an apron ex tending between said end member and second member and passing over the upper edges thereof, a clamping bar attached to each the end member and second member and under which the ends of the apron are secured, a head having a concaved under side mounted over the apron, and means for forcing said head in a downward direction against articles placed on the apron to thereby compress the same into a substan tially cylindrical package, substantially as described.

6. In combination, a flexible support for packages of cigars, means for holding said support at one end against movement, movable means to which the opposite end of the flexible support is secured, a head having a concaved under side movably mounted over the flexible support, and means for forcing said head in a downward direction against said cigars placed on the flexible support to compress the same into substantially cylindrical form for insertion into acylindrical container.

7. In combination, a relatively fixed vertical support, a second support paralleling the first support and movably mounted to move toward or away from the first support, a flexible apron disposed between the upper ends of said supports, a head having a concaved under side movably mounted above the apron, and means for forcing the head downwardly against articles placed on the apron, substantially as and for the purposes described.

8. In combination, a relatively fixed vertical support, a second support paralleling the first support and movably mounted to move toward or away from the first support, a base to which the first support is connected and over which the second support moves, a head mounted above the base for movements toward or away from the base between the supports, means for forcing the head downwardly and against articles held on the base between the supports, said meansincluding devices for preventing return of the head after it has passed a predetermined position, and similar means for moving the movable support toward the fixed support and preventing its return after it has passed a predetermined position, substantially as described.

9. In combination, a base, a relatively fixed vertical support thereon, a second vertical support 'mounted for movements toward or away from the vertical first sup port, a head movably mounted above the base between the supports, a pivotally mounted handle for the head and a similar handle for the movable support, a link pivotally connected to the head at one end and to the first handle at the other end a distance from the pivot of the handle, the pivot of the link on the handle passing across the line of centers of the handle pivot and the pivot of the link on the head in its movements, and a similar link similarly connected to the second handle and the movab-le support, whereby after the pivots of said links to the handles have passed said center lines for pressing the head and vertical movable support against articles located on the base between the vertical supports return movement is prevented, substantially as described.

In testimonywhereof I aifix my signature.

JOHN H. DEAN. 

